Just heard that Santorum will skip NH and NV if he does well and go straight to SC.
Well, of course, means better than 4%.
This means he will essentially cede Liberal states to Romney and work diligently to split Conservative votes in states where Romney would otherwise not have a chance to succeed.
The media (including CNN) want Romney, and many Freepers will happily help.
You are right to say we never learn, because WE NEVER LEARN. As LONG AS I HAVE BEEN ALIVE, Conservatives have been doing this - over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again and again and again and again and again and again.
And the Establishment ALWAYS get their nominee (except in Reagan’s case, the one time we didn’t have five-seven Conservatives running until every last vote was counted in every state). I don’t believe for one second Romney is doubling Gingrich in Iowa, based on their current campaigning, nor do I believe Santorum is going to pull of a miracle win.
NRO, Rove, Fox News, et al have been desperately trying to push Gingrich voters toward Santorum. We all know why.
Mark my words, Conservatives are going to do it again. IT WILL NEVER END, NEVER. WE WILL NEVER LEARN!!!!!!!!!!!!
Then Gingrich better get on the ball and begin campaigning in Nevada and New Hampshire and write off South Carolina so that the conservative vote doesn't get split. He might as well write off Iowa too since he's only managed to spend 11 of the past 44 days there.
I desperately hope Gingrich voters come to their senses and support Santorum too. Gingrich is an even WORSE choice than Romney. If you want to guarantee Obama gets a second term, vote for Newt. The Dems will have a field day if he is the nominee.
The political insiders play a good game.
Rick Perry was the first player they put on the field in August to roll over Michele Bachmann when she won the Ames Straw Poll.
Perry’s announcement came the same weekend as the straw poll to try to blunt her momentum.
Then once Perry sucked up all the air, he began his own deflation with lousy debate performances.
Cain came on, then got destroyed by all the allegations.
Next Gingrich came on and he, too, was attacked and deflated.
Ron Paul is a threat and now he is under attack as well.
Santorum is now being inflated to take voters away from Gingrich and Paul.
The endgame is to give Romney a win in Iowa and early momentum.
Its sad that so many conservatives have been playing Mitt’s game since they ran away from Bachmann back in August.